Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself and Why Self Knowledge is the KEY to Having the Life You Want

When you know yourself and act in accordance, the path becomes clear.

Start by asking yourself some specific questions. Keep a record of your answers in a notebook or journal.

Here are 10 questions to begin your journey and remember, YOU will always be a WORK IN PROGRESS.

1) If you could do anything you want to tomorrow, what would it be?

The answer should not be something that is an escape from what you ordinarily would be doing, but in more positive terms of a true dream.

2) What are your core values?

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A while ago I read a book called Managing by Values, which I highly recommend. It’s a pretty short little book, and the main lesson in it can be applied to an organization or to an individual.

This lesson involves who (or in this case what) is leading or guiding your business life? In other words, who is the boss?

Most companies and individuals view the “corporate hierarchy” like this:

Shareholders
CEO
Managers
Workers

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This video highlights five hilarious commercials from Ameriquest. In each commercial, the main charter is in a situation that, at first, appears to be damaging. The viewer though, knows the real story, and what at first appeared to be controversial has a valid explanation.

These commercial are a great reminder to avoid judgments and assumptions in our Read More...

What have you been preaching and teaching BUT…not doing yourself?

It happens to the best of us. We get in the habit of knowing the right path, the path towards health, wealth and success, we tell others all about it, and then one day we wake up only to realize that we have not been following our own awesome advice.

At a recent training, I had more than one person say something to me like, “Oh my gosh, I’ve known these things for years but I haven’t been doing them myself.” As a coach, the same thing happens to me. I’ll tell someone something so basic and simple that it seems like a no brainer, and I have said it so often to so many people that I don’t have to think much about Read More...

Mentally, quickly fill in the blank of the following statement with a word or words that best describes your reading ability:

I am a __________ reader.

Your response will most likely fall into one of two major categories: negative or positive. Some negative terms I typically hear from people in my workshops include “slow”, “lazy”, “overwhelmed” or “frustrated” while the more positive ones include “good”, “avid”, or “voracious”.

Whatever your attitude, it makes sense that those with a more negative attitude typically read less and find reading to be more boring and a chore. Those with a more positive attitude then Read More...

Today we’re going to talk about developing solutions. Business owners understand that they need to come up with solutions to the challenges that face them and they are confident to do so.

Those acting like employees will come across a challenge and go straight to their boss or to someone else to come up with a solution.

Might I suggest that instead of going to others, act like a business owner and develop a possible solution yourself before you approach someone else?

Think about this: the person that you would like to ask for help is a busy, well-respected businessperson. If that were not true, you wouldn’t be seeking their advice. You have more information about the Read More...

This video, from www.SmileandMove.com, offers great reminders on how to be of service.

We need to get over ourselves and give more to others, connect, listen, be thankful for our challenges and opportunities, happily lend a hand (even when it is not convenient), complain Read More...

Happy Holidays! In the spirit of the season, the winners of our blog contest this month will be three charities, and we need your help to find them!

Please tell us what is your favorite charity and why. From your responses, we will be picking three charities to make donations to. Between first, second and third place, we will be giving a total of $1,600!

To enter the contest, at the bottom of this page, simply type your name, email and website (if you have one) and your answer to this question:

What is your favorite charity and why?
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I trust everyone had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends!

Hopefully our November’s contest spurred some interesting conversations over Thanksgiving dinner on what outside of the box people, places and things your loved ones were grateful for.

Thank you to everyone that participated in our Outside the Box Thankfulness Contest.

It was an amazing experience for me to read each comment and it is so evident how gratitude (yours or someone else’s) is incredibly contagious.

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Yesterday, Roger Seip wrote about training your brain to make that muscle stronger.  For today’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday, we offer 10 ways you can improve your brain’s fitness. 

Be Free!
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Brain fitness has basic principles: variety and curiosity. When anything you do becomes second nature, you need to make a change. If you can do the crossword puzzle in your sleep, it’s time for you to move on to a new challenge in order to get the best workout for your brain.

Curiosity about the world around you, how it works and how you can understand it will keep your brain Read More...